Choose Space Engineers
Choose Space Engineers if you want a Strategy game with Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 67,178 Steam reviews back the pick.
Space Engineers vs Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat
Space Engineers and Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat both land in Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Space Engineers (2019) is 1 year older than Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat (2020). Space Engineers scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat (76.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat
Choose Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat launched in 2020.
Both Space Engineers and Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Space Engineers |  Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Action, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 89.9% positive (67,178 reviews) | 76.1% positive (88 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Keen Software House | Moment Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Space Engineers (2019) is 1 year older than Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat (2020).
- Space Engineers scores higher on Steam reviews (89.9% positive) than Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat (76.1% positive).
- Space Engineers has co-op; Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat does not.
- Space Engineers is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat has no Deck rating yet.
Space Engineers vs Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat — FAQ
- Should I play Space Engineers or Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat first?
- If you want chronology, Space Engineers (2019) came out before Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat (2020). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Space Engineers and Scraps: Modular Vehicle Combat similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.